i trained in vero beach in 1961 - one of the top third baseman of all time - o'malley tried to sign me but it would have broken up one of the greatest 3-4 hitting duos in history and i would have been the first of my kind - but la was no place for me

Zito75

02-21-2006, 03:24 PM

Brooks Robinson?

Brian McKenna

02-21-2006, 03:59 PM

Brooks Robinson?

can't do that - that would be tampering

yanks0714

02-21-2006, 05:54 PM

i trained in vero beach in 1961 - one of the top third baseman of all time - o'malley tried to sign me but it would have broken up one of the greatest 3-4 hitting duos in history and i would have been the first of my kind - but la was no place for me

Ron Santo???

Brian McKenna

02-21-2006, 06:32 PM

in fact my whole team trained in vero beach in 1961 - very unique in history

Utter Chaos

02-22-2006, 07:20 AM

Was it some Japanese team? Tokoyo Giants maybe?

Brian McKenna

02-22-2006, 07:43 AM

yes, Shigeo Nagashima - sadaharu oh's partner in the middle of the lineup